Snowmelt is transported from the nearby Tian Shan Mountains to Urumqi’s reservoirs through a network of concrete canals.

China Urumqi transport concrete canal Tian Shan Mountain climate change snow line city air quality rating pollution desert northwest coal groundwater reserve surface water supply snowmelt glacier energy Circle of Blue Wilson Center China Environment Forum J. Carl Ganter

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